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Photo Fix: Hillary Clinton and Nigeria’s Ojo Maduekwe

Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe make brief remarks before talks at the State Department in Washington on March 23. Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009 Photos: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images  

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Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009

Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe make brief remarks before talks at the State Department in Washington on March 23.

Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009

Hillary Clinton with Nigeria's Ojo Maduekwe, March 23, 2009

Photos: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

 

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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